Worth the replay?

Sunday, May 3'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.

Best games of the season →

#1
RaptorsatCavaliers
NBA· NBC/Peacock
D
24/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension1/30
Swings18/25
Comeback10/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 31 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24
#2
MagicatPistons
NBA· ABCOne-sided
D
10/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings10/25
Comeback0/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 13 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 10

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.