NBA games lost yesterday: 8.

Total games missed: 187.

Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 1.

Negotiations: A session scheduled for yesterday was canceled.

Projected player salary losses (through Jan. 1): $330 million.

Today's best canceled game: Chicago at Phoenix. Michael Jordan and the Bulls take on Jason Kidd and the Suns.

Pub Date: 11/29/98