NBA games lost yesterday: 13.

Total games missed: 373.

dTC Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 22.

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

Negotiations: David Stern and Billy Hunter did not meet yesterday, and nothing was scheduled for today.

Today's best canceled game: Rockets vs. Lakers. The speed and fadeaway jumper of Houston center Hakeem Olajuwon meets the power of Los Angeles center Shaquille O'Neal.

Pub Date: 12/27/98