what do "balls don't lie" and "down the strech" mean?
i often hear it in basketball games. and i wonder what they actually mean. like the first one, balls don't lie, does it mean that the game maybe rigged, but the actual plays will show what's really happening?

Question

what do "balls don't lie"  and "down the strech" mean?
i often hear it in basketball games. and i wonder what they actually mean. like the first one, balls don't lie, does it mean that the game maybe rigged, but the actual plays will show what's really happening?

Answer

i think the first phrase's meaning is what you just wrote and "down the strech" means the critical moment