Worth the replay?

Wednesday, October 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
NetsatHeat
NBADown to the wire
C+
51/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension30/30
Swings16/25
Comeback2/20
Decided late15/15
Back-and-forth5/10
Drama 68 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 51
#2
NuggetsatClippers
NBA· NBA TVBig comeback
C
36/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension10/30
Swings17/25
Comeback14/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 49 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 36
#3
PelicansatMavericks
NBA· NBA TV
D
32/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension21/30
Swings14/25
Comeback3/20
Decided late6/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 43 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 32
#4
SunsatSpurs
NBA
D
24/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings15/25
Comeback9/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth8/10
Drama 32 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 24
#5
PistonsatTimberwolves
NBA
D
22/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings17/25
Comeback10/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 29 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 22
#6
HornetsatCeltics
NBAOne-sided
D
14/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension2/30
Swings13/25
Comeback4/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth0/10
Drama 19 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 14
#7
BullsatBucks
NBAOne-sided
D
13/100
▸ Why this grade
Late tension0/30
Swings13/25
Comeback2/20
Decided late0/15
Back-and-forth3/10
Drama 18 × pre-game weight 0.75 (pre-game Watchability 50, estimated) = 13

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.