Altitude changes what you see

Look up a final score and one team swept the other. Watch the actual game and it's a different story—the winning point was a missed shot that somebody just tipped in at the last second. So many variables and moving parts the box score never shows.

Depending on the altitude you look from, the same thing tells you different truths. Zoom in and you see the numbers on the board. Watch the game and you see what actually happened.

Neither view is lying. But before you decide what something means, check which altitude you're standing at—and go find the others.