(Sports Network) - The last time the New Jersey Nets lost four straight games to start a season John Calipari was head coach. Since then Calipari has achieved success at the collegiate ranks, while the Nets have made a few deep runs in the playoffs but no championships to show for it.

Now the Nets will try to stop a three-game season-opening slide when they pay a visit to the Charlotte Bobcats Monday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. New Jersey fell to 0-3 for the first time since the 1999-2000 campaign following Saturday's 123-104 setback at Washington, as Chris Douglas-Roberts led the way with 25 points.

Rafer Alston finished with 20 points and eight assists for New Jersey, which lost to Minnesota and Orlando before Saturday's setback. The last time the Nets opened a season with four consecutive losses was when they kicked off the 1996-97 campaign under Calipari with five straight defeats.

"We've still got to keep growing as a unit," said Nets guard Courtney Lee, who had 17 points. "And get comfortable with each other, in different rotations and matchups that are out there."

Nets star point guard Devin Harris missed the game with a groin injury and is expected to miss at least one week. Harris originally injured the groin in an exhibition game and aggravated it during Friday's loss to Orlando. He is expected to see a specialist, while Alston will most likely continue starting in Harris' place.

Charlotte, meanwhile, will open a quick two-game homestand Monday versus the Nets and Hawks. It has dropped two of three games to kick off the new season, including Saturday's 90-79 setback to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena.

Vladimir Radmanovic played big role as a reserve, scoring a team-high 12 points for the Bobcats, who got 11 points apiece from Gerald Wallace and D.J. Augustin.

"Obviously guys are tired. The double-overtime game ended late," said Bobcats center Tyson Chandler. "We had a shot at this game. We had a lot of turnovers that put us out of the game."

New Jersey took two of three matchups with the Bobcats a season ago and has won 14 of the 18 meetings in this series. The Nets have also won two straight and eight of nine contests at Charlotte.