The context of the following conversation is Sydney is a basketball player. At one of her team's games against an opponent team, Sydney concentrated on the ball in her hands as she dribbled it across the court.:
Sydney says The crowd at my last basketball game was really loud..
The friend responds Yeah, everyone was really excited to see us go up against Central High..
Sydney responds It was pretty distracting..
The friend responds It didn't stop you from making the winning basket, though..
Sydney responds Yeah, I had to concentrate really hard while I was dribbling the ball across the court..
The friend responds It paid off! Everyone went wild when you made the basket..