Worth the replay?

Friday, March 6's games ranked by how good they turned out to be: late drama, comebacks, lead swaps and overtime. No scores, no winners, so you can decide what to watch without spoilers.

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#1
ClippersatSpurs
NBA· ESPNDown to the wireBig comeback
B+
73/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings25/25
Comeback20/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 97 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 73
#2
HeatatHornets
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B
64/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings18/25
Comeback12/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 86 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 64
#3
Trail BlazersatRockets
NBA
B
59/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings22/25
Comeback12/20
Decided late7/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59
#4
PelicansatSuns
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B
59/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings18/25
Comeback5/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59
#5
KnicksatNuggets
NBA
D
20/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings13/25
Comeback10/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 26 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 20
#6
MavericksatCeltics
NBA· ESPNOne-sided
D
14/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings10/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 18 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14
#7
PacersatLakers
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

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.