head to head
vs
NBA Live 2004vsWWE 2K15
NBA Live 2004 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); WWE 2K15 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA Live 2004WWE 2K15
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
NBA Live 2004 leans harder on execution: Shot timing, dribble moves and defense sticks decide possessions
Reads4 vs 4
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
NBA Live 2004 leans harder on optimization: Roster management and exploiting play sets reward system knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.