Worth the replay?

1. #1

   PelicansatRockets

   NBADown to the wireBig comeback

   B+

   68/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings25/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 91 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 68

2. #2

   SunsatRaptors

   NBADown to the wireBig comebackBack and forth

   B+

   67/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings18/25

   Comeback16/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 90 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 67

3. #3

   KnicksatPacers

   NBADown to the wire

   C

   45/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late12/15

   Back-and-forth5/10

   Drama 60 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 45

4. #4

   JazzatTrail Blazers

   NBA

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension15/30

   Swings17/25

   Comeback8/20

   Decided late1/15

   Back-and-forth3/10

   Drama 44 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

5. #5

   BullsatClippers

   NBA

   D

   23/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension12/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 30 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 23

6. #6

   TimberwolvesatWarriors

   NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

   D

   16/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension11/30

   Swings9/25

   Comeback1/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 21 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16

7. #7

   GrizzliesatPistons

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   15/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension1/30

   Swings12/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth8/10

   Drama 20 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 15

8. #8

   CavaliersatMavericks

   NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided

   D

   4/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings5/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 4

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.