Worth the replay?

Saturday, March 14'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
NuggetsatLakers
NBA· ABCOvertimeDown to the wireBig comeback
B+
74/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings23/25
Comeback18/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Overtime+8
Drama 99 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 74
#2
KingsatClippers
NBA· ESPNDown to the wireBig comeback
B
63/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings21/25
Comeback15/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 84 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 63
#3
MagicatHeat
NBA
C+
49/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension29/30
Swings16/25
Comeback5/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 65 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 49
#4
Netsat76ers
NBADown to the wire
C+
47/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings15/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 63 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 47
#5
HornetsatSpurs
NBA· Prime VideoOne-sided
D
13/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension6/30
Swings11/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 17 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13
#6
BucksatHawks
NBAOne-sided
D
9/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension1/30
Swings8/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 12 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 9
#7
WizardsatCeltics
NBA· NBA TVOne-sided
D
5/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings2/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5

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.