head to head
vs
NBA Live 2003vsWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
NBA Live 2003 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA Live 2003WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
NBA Live 2003 leans harder on execution: Dribble moves and shot timing decide possessions
Reads5 vs 4
NBA Live 2003 leans harder on reads: Human defenders adapt to your go-to moves
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.