Worth the replay?

Sunday, March 15'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
Trail Blazersat76ers
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B
62/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings17/25
Comeback11/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62
#2
PistonsatRaptors
NBABack and forth
B
61/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings18/25
Comeback11/20
Decided late11/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 81 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 61
#3
WarriorsatKnicks
NBA· NBC/PeacockDown to the wire
B
60/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings20/25
Comeback13/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 80 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 60
#4
JazzatKings
NBADown to the wireBack and forth
B
59/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings17/25
Comeback6/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 78 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 59
#5
TimberwolvesatThunder
NBA· ABC
D
27/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension3/30
Swings17/25
Comeback8/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 27
#6
PacersatBucks
NBABack and forth
D
27/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings15/25
Comeback8/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth10/10
Drama 36 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 27
#7
MavericksatCavaliers
NBA· NBA TV
D
26/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings16/25
Comeback14/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 34 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 26

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.