Worth the replay?

Wednesday, April 1'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
KingsatRaptors
NBADown to the wireBig comeback
B+
70/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings21/25
Comeback20/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 94 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 70
#2
BucksatRockets
NBAOne-sided
D
18/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension17/30
Swings7/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 24 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 18
#3
PacersatBulls
NBAOne-sided
D
17/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings15/25
Comeback8/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 17
#4
HawksatMagic
NBAOne-sided
D
16/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings14/25
Comeback5/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 22 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 16
#5
76ersatWizards
NBAOne-sided
D
12/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings11/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 16 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 12
#6
KnicksatGrizzlies
NBAOne-sided
D
10/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension7/30
Swings7/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 14 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10
#7
CelticsatHeat
NBA· ESPNOne-sided
D
5/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings7/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 7 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 5
#8
NuggetsatJazz
NBAOne-sided
D
3/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension3/30
Swings2/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 5 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3
#9
SpursatWarriors
NBA· ESPNOne-sided
D
3/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings3/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 4 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 3

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.