Worth the replay?

1. #1

   PelicansatLakers

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   66/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback15/20

   Decided late13/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

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

2. #2

   KnicksatRaptors

   NBA

   C+

   52/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback6/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 69 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 52

3. #3

   PistonsatCavaliers

   NBADown to the wire

   C+

   51/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings16/25

   Comeback4/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 68 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 51

4. #4

   GrizzliesatTimberwolves

   NBA

   C

   36/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension13/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback9/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 48 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 36

5. #5

   SunsatKings

   NBA· NBC/PeacockOne-sided

   D

   18/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings14/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18

6. #6

   ThunderatBulls

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension4/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

7. #7

   MavericksatHornets

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   13/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

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

8. #8

   Spursat76ers

   NBA· NBC/PeacockOne-sided

   D

   10/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings10/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

9. #9

   NetsatHeat

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   6/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

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

10. #10

    WizardsatMagic

    NBAOne-sided

    D

    6/100
    ▸ Why this grade

    Late tension1/30

    Swings5/25

    Comeback0/20

    Decided late0/15

    Back-and-forth3/10

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

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.