Worth the replay?

1. #1

   NuggetsatSuns

   NBA· NBC/PeacockDown to the wireBack and forth

   B

   62/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension30/30

   Swings20/25

   Comeback7/20

   Decided late15/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 83 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 62

2. #2

   PelicansatKnicks

   NBABack and forth

   C

   44/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension23/30

   Swings15/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late10/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 58 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 44

3. #3

   MagicatCavaliers

   NBA· NBC/PeacockBack and forth

   D

   33/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension20/30

   Swings11/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late4/15

   Back-and-forth10/10

   Drama 45 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 33

4. #4

   KingsatHornets

   NBAOne-sided

   D

   0/100
   ▸ Why this grade

   Late tension0/30

   Swings0/25

   Comeback0/20

   Decided late0/15

   Back-and-forth0/10

   Drama 0 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 0

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.