Worth the replay?

1. #1

   Rocketsat76ers

   NBAOvertimeDown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   A

   75/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Overtime+8

   Drama 100 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 75

2. #2

   BullsatTimberwolves

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   73/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 73

3. #3

   WarriorsatMavericks

   NBA· Prime VideoDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback13/20

   Decided late6/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 77 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 57

4. #4

   LakersatClippers

   NBA· Prime Video

   C+

   48/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 64 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 48

5. #5

   NuggetsatWizards

   NBA

   C

   38/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension21/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late5/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 50 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 38

6. #6

   SpursatJazz

   NBA

   D

   34/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 45 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 34

7. #7

   HeatatTrail Blazers

   NBA

   D

   28/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension13/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 38 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 28

8. #8

   HornetsatMagic

   NBA

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

Ranked from each game's win probability as it was played (ESPN's for football and basketball; ours, from the goals, for hockey): how in doubt it was near the end, how far the winner came back from, how late it was decided, how big its momentum swings were and how often a team erased a deficit, with a bonus for overtime. That drama is then weighted by how good a matchup it was going in (its pre-game Watchability score), so a thriller between top teams ranks above an equally wild game between minor ones.