Total days of season missed: 52.

Games lost yesterday: 0.

Total games missed: 358.

Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 22.

Projected player salary losses (through Jan. 22): $480 million.

Negotiations: David Stern and Billy Hunter met for several hours Wednesday in Los Angeles. Another meeting is possible this weekend.

Today's best canceled game: New York at Chicago. Another showdown between Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing was scheduled to be the NBC's first network telecast of the season.

Pub Date: 12/25/98