Worth the replay?

1. #1

   ClippersatRockets

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   72/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback18/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 96 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 72

2. #2

   PacersatNets

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   64/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback19/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 85 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64

3. #3

   BucksatMagic

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 82 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

4. #4

   GrizzliesatNuggets

   NBADown to the wire

   C+

   50/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 67 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 50

5. #5

   HawksatHornets

   NBADown to the wire

   C+

   49/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 66 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 49

6. #6

   SpursatWarriors

   NBA· ESPNBig comeback

   C

   39/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension10/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback17/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   HeatatPelicans

   NBA

   D

   25/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 33 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 25

8. #8

   BullsatCeltics

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings8/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

9. #9

   PistonsatRaptors

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   8/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 10 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 8

10. #10

    Trail BlazersatTimberwolves

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings8/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 8 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 6

11. #11

    KingsatJazz

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings6/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

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

12. #12

    Knicksat76ers

    NBA· ESPNOne-sided

    D

    4/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

13. #13

    ThunderatSuns

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    3/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension0/30

    Swings4/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth0/10

    Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3

14. #14

    WizardsatCavaliers

    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.