LeBron James said his most recent second-place finish in the NBA's Most Valuable Player voting left him both angry and questioning the judgment of the voters.

The Los Angeles Lakers star finished with 16 of a possible 101 first-place votes, leaving him 209 points behind Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who earned the award for the second straight season.

Antetokounmpo received the other 85 first-place votes, which seems to be the sticking point for James.

"It pissed me off, because out of 101 votes, I got 16 first-place votes," James said.

"I don't know how much we are really watching the game," James said of the panel in comments made after the Lakers' 126-114 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night.

Sometimes it's the best player on the best team.

Sometimes it's the guy with the best season statistically.

Antetokounmpo, who also won Defensive Player of the Year, joins legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James as the only two players to win multiple MVP awards by age 25.

Antetokounmpo is the third player to be named MVP and the top defensive player in the same season, joining Hall of Famers Michael Jordan (1987-88, Chicago Bulls) and Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-94, Rockets).

James, 35, was averaging 25.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and a league-best 10.6 assists at the time, and his Lakers had the top record in the Western Conference!

In all, Antetokounmpo garnered 962 points while James received 753.

Houston Rockets star James Harden, who won in 2017-18, finished third with 367 points!

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (2014-15, 2015-16) was the most recent player to win back-to-back MVP awards.

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