Worth the replay?

1. #1

   JazzatPacers

   NBADown to the wire

   B

   57/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late7/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 76 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 57

2. #2

   NuggetsatPistons

   NBA

   C

   42/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension28/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 56 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 42

3. #3

   SunsatTrail Blazers

   NBA· NBC/PeacockBig comeback

   C

   39/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension14/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 52 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 39

4. #4

   76ersatWarriors

   NBA

   D

   28/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 37 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 28

5. #5

   HawksatHeat

   NBA

   D

   19/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 25 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 19

6. #6

   BullsatBucks

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   17/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension5/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback2/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 23 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 17

7. #7

   CelticsatMavericks

   NBA· NBC/PeacockOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

8. #8

   LakersatNets

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   4/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 6 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

9. #9

   MagicatThunder

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   2/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings2/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 2 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 2

10. #10

    KnicksatWizards

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    0/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings0/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 0

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.