NBA games lost yesterday: 8.

Total games missed: 217.

Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 1.

Negotiations: Talks resumed in New York but no progress was reported after a 10 1/2 -hour meeting.

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

Today's best canceled game: Toronto at New York. Charles Oakley, the heart and soul of the Knicks for 10 years, returns to Madison Square Garden.

Pub Date: 12/04/98