The Cleveland Cavaliers have fallen out of first place in the Eastern Conference, a fact made worse by the embarrassing blowout they suffered to the San Antonio Spurs Monday night.

The Spurs trounced the Cavaliers in a 29-point blowout, sounding off the alarms in Cleveland. The Boston Celtics are now the top seed in the East, and the Cavaliers could fall as far as fourth place if they don't put their foot on the gas. 

One of their superstars, Kyrie Irving, went into a deep explanation about why he's so unhappy not only with himself, but his team for letting up with the finish line in site. The Big Three had a big wake-up call after losing four of their last six games. 

"I had to look in the mirror and just wasn't doing enough. I need to demand more out of myself and do it at a high level," Irving said after Cavaliers practice Wednesday afternoon, reports Ramona Shelburne of ESPN.

"There's definitely been some ups and downs and disagreements. But as adults and professionals we just have to figure it out. I think it just starts with our practice habits and what we demand out of each other. Just holding each other accountable."

Accountability is always a challenge, but between Irving, LeBron James and Kevin Love, the Cavaliers have three huge talents that should be able to lead their team through adversity. Irving, the youngest of the trio, has his eyes set on multiple championships.

He plans on working on his role as a leader to help carry his team along with him to Larry O'Brien trophies. 

"We need it. It's just a wake-up call," Irving said of the rut the Cavaliers are in. 

"You can't rely in just thinking that one championship is enough," Irving said. "It's natural for human beings to just get comfortable.

"To rely on just having won a championship. But if you a muthaf---- you want two, you want three, you want four, like you say you do. And I want more. I'm going to go take it. My job as one of the leaders on the team is to bring my guys with me."

The Cavaliers have gone to back-to-back finals since LeBron returned and they traded Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett for Kevin Love, with perhaps their toughest road through the East yet..

The Boston Celtics are running on all cyclinders, the Toronto Raptors look like a serious squad with Serge Ibaka helping their defense and Kyle Lowry on track to return for their playoff run, and the Washington Wizards might have the best backcourt in the NBA. 

The difference? The Cavaliers have significant championship-level experience above all of them. Perhaps that blowout to the Spurs is exactly what they needed to re-focus on the long journey ahead even after they wrap the grueling 82-game season.