Games lost yesterday: 10.

Total games missed: 63.

Earliest estimated date that season can start: Dec. 15.

Negotiations: Nothing scheduled. Union's negotiating committee meets today in New York.

Projected player salary losses (through Dec. 8): $250 million.

Today's best canceled game: Charlotte at Detroit. Would have been Grant Hill's first appearance this season on national television.

Pub Date: 11/11/98