Worth the replay?

1. #1

   NuggetsatClippers

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback14/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 88 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 66

2. #2

   PacersatWizards

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   65/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings22/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

3. #3

   RocketsatHornets

   NBADown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   61/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61

4. #4

   RaptorsatBulls

   NBADown to the wire

   C+

   47/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

5. #5

   Hawksat76ers

   NBA

   C

   44/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension22/30

   Swings13/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 44

6. #6

   MagicatKings

   NBA

   D

   24/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings19/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24

7. #7

   PistonsatKnicks

   NBA· Prime Video

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback10/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23

8. #8

   SunsatSpurs

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   9/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

9. #9

   CelticsatWarriors

   NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

   D

   8/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension2/30

   Swings7/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

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

10. #10

    NetsatCavaliers

    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.