NBA games lost yesterday: 10.

Total games missed: 250.

Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 15.

Projected player salary losses (through Jan. 15): $430 million.

Negotiations: Nothing scheduled.

Today's best canceled game: Orlando at Utah. Jazz center Greg Foster, who disappeared during the NBA Finals, was traded to the Magic last season before the deal was rescinded.

Pub Date: 12/09/98