Worth the replay?

1. #1

   WarriorsatSuns

   NBA· Prime VideoDown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

2. #2

   JazzatHawks

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B+

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings21/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 87 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 65

3. #3

   WizardsatPistons

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

4. #4

   76ersatLakers

   NBABig comeback

   C+

   53/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension21/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 71 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 53

5. #5

   SpursatMavericks

   NBA

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late11/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 62 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 47

6. #6

   HornetsatRockets

   NBA

   D

   31/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension19/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 42 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 31

7. #7

   BullsatRaptors

   NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 17 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

8. #8

   NetsatMagic

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   3/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings4/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 4 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3

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.