Worth the replay?

1. #1

   KingsatGrizzlies

   NBA

   C

   35/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension15/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 47 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 35

2. #2

   SpursatPistons

   NBA· Peacock

   D

   31/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension6/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback11/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

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

3. #3

   JazzatRockets

   NBA· PeacockOne-sided

   D

   3/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings3/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 3 × 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.