LOS ANGELES — In the end, a fiesty and fiery second baseman was the story of this National League division series. But it wasn’t Chase Utley.  While the Dodgers second baseman was the early story line of this emotional matchup between the Mets and Dodgers due to his cheap takeout of Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy got the last word.  Murphy’s tie-breaking homer in the sixth, following his heads-up baserunning in the fourth — along with a gusty performance from Jacob deGrom and dominating relief from Noah Syndergaard (one inning) and Jeurys Familia (two perfect innings) — carried the Mets to a stirring 3-2 win over the Dodgers in the decisive Game 5, sending them to the NL Championship Series against the Cubs.  FOLLOW THE DAILY NEWS SPORTS ON FACEBOOK. "LIKE" US HERE  Game 1 is Saturday night at Citi Field.  This is likely Murphy’s last season as a Met. The second baseman is a free agent at the end of the season and doesn’t seem to fit into the team’s long-term plans. But Thursday night, Murphy was not ready for his Mets career to be over just yet. He accounted for all of his team’s offense in the series clincher.  In beating Zack Greinke, the Mets did what few thought they could do, beating both the probable NL Cy Young winner and his incredibly talented teammate, Clayton Kershaw, last season's NL MVP and Cy Young winner, in a five-game series.  HARPER: WHO KNEW DANIEL MURPHY WOULD OUTSHINE STAR PITCHERS?  “It’s an incredible feat,” David Wright said of the Mets beating the two aces and eliminating the Dodgers. “Knowing coming into this we had to go through (Clayton) Kershaw and (Zack) Greinke four out of the five games. We knew that was going to be a monumental task to be able to do that. This is an incredible feat.  “We should be proud of that,” the Mets captain added. “And we are.”  The key was Murphy, who homered three times in the series, including his sixth-inning solo shot off Greinke that made it 3-2 and gave the Mets the slim margin they would need to reach the NLCS for the first time since 2006.  MATT HARVEY 'COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED' ABOUT STARTING GAME 1 OF NLCS FOR METS  “He’s a gamer, we have all seen it,” Terry Collins said of Murphy, who went 3-for-4 Thursday and 7-for-21 in the series. “When he gets hot with the bat, he’s dangerous.  While the homer proved to be the game-winner, his base-running play in the fourth certainly turned the tide as the Mets dug out of an early 2-1 hole.  MURPHALICIOUS: EIGHT THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DANIEL MURPHY  With Murphy on first, Lucas Duda walked with one out. As Murphy got to second he noticed no one was covering third — third baseman Justin Turner was on the right side playing the infield shift — and Murphy stole the bag. He scored the tying run on a Travis d’Arnaud sac fly.  “I think one of the things we’ve learned about Daniel over the last six weeks to two months, is that he’s gotten to be a much better offensive player,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said of Murphy. “He’s driving the ball. All of his hits, he’s driving the ball.  “And he’s clutch. He’s done a wonderful job.”  CHECK OUT OUR NEW APP: GET THE DAILY NEWS ON ANDROID OR IOS  Said Murphy: “They had the shift working on Luke, so I just walked into second hoping nobody was paying attention and I would be able to take third there. But if Travis doesn’t drive me, it doesn’t matter. So that’s the big at-bat of the inning. Zack has punched me out plenty of times, so for him to work that sac fly was huge.”  Murphy had given deGrom a 1-0 lead in the first. Curtis Granderson led off the game by beating out a grounder to second for an infield single — only after the initial out call was reversed on a replay review — and scored on Murphy’s one-out double to the center field wall.  COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE METS IN THE NLCS  DeGrom, who allowed two runs on six hits in six innings, needed all of Murphy’s heroics because he was not sharp.  After allowing just five hits and only two hard-hit balls in seven innings during Game 1, deGrom gave up four straight-hard hit singles with one out in the first on Thursday. Corey Seager lined a single to left and Adrian Gonzalez followed with a line single to right, putting runners on the corners for Justin Turner.  VIDEO: METS PITCHER ON BEER SLIP-N-SLIDE, TWITTER REACTS TO WIN OVER DODGERS  The Dodgers third baseman, a former Met, stroked a single to right to score Seager, and Andre Ethier’s bloop single to left brought home Gonzalez to make it 2-1.  “The last thing I wanted to do was give up two runs in the first,” deGrom said. “But (Murphy) made some big plays to get us back into it. A big time play from a big-time player.”  A team source said during the champagne celebration that although Murphy has had an amazing series, it does not change the Mets’ long-term plans.  BOB RAISSMAN: DON MATTINGLY NOT PRESSED BY SIDELINE REPORTER ON ANDRE ETHIER SHOUTING MATCH  Murphy just dismissed a question about his future with the Mets.  “That’s to worry about another day,” Murphy said. “Right now, I am going to go celebrate with my teammates.”
Daniel Murphy's home run broke a 2-2 tie and Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia were brilliant in relief to seal the Amazin's Game 5 win.