NBA games lost yesterday: 7.

Total games missed: 232.

Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 8.

Projected player salary losses (through Jan. 8): $390 million.

Negotiations: Nothing scheduled.

Today's best canceled game: Pacers at Lakers. A return to Los Angeles for Indiana star Reggie Miller, who starred at UCLA before moving into the NBA.

Pub Date: 12/06/98