head to head
vs
NBA Live 2005vsWWE 2K15
NBA Live 2005 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); WWE 2K15 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA Live 2005WWE 2K15
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
NBA Live 2005 leans harder on execution: Stick timing on shots, dunks and defence wins 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 2005 leans harder on optimization: Roster management and play selection 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.