NBA games lost yesterday: 2.

Total games missed: 99.

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

Negotiations: Nothing scheduled.

Projected player salary losses (through Dec. 15): $250 million.

Today's best canceled game: Chicago at Dallas. The Bulls revisit the scene of their most stunning loss last season, when they blew a 19-point, fourth-quarter lead and went on to lose in overtime.

Pub Date: 11/17/98