Worth the replay?

Wednesday, March 11'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
CavaliersatMagic
NBA· ESPNBack and forth
C+
54/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension24/30
Swings16/25
Comeback8/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 73 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 54
#2
HornetsatKings
NBABack and forth
C
43/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension29/30
Swings14/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late5/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 43
#3
RaptorsatPelicans
NBA
C
36/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension15/30
Swings18/25
Comeback7/20
Decided late2/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 48 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 36
#4
KnicksatJazz
NBA
D
33/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings25/25
Comeback7/20
Decided late3/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 44 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33
#5
RocketsatNuggets
NBA· ESPNOne-sided
D
15/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings13/25
Comeback2/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15
#6
TimberwolvesatClippers
NBAOne-sided
D
9/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings12/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9

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.