The Mets and Dodgers open their best-of-seven series — a battle between the lowest-seeded, season-saving upstarts versus the top-seeded perennial power — at 8:15 p.m. ET Sunday in Los Angeles. At the outset, here are five storylines that will dominate conversation and perhaps the games. 1. This is the Shohei Ohtani show.

The Dodgers have the most talented player in the game. The Mets are riding an incredible wave of momentum. Our writers preview the NLCS.

The Mets will be heading to Los Angeles for Game 1 of the NLCS. In Game 5 of the NLDS, the Dodgers defeated the Padres, 2-0, behind a pair of solo home runs and advanced to the next round. Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernandez homered for the Dodgers. Game 1 of the NLCS will be Sunday.