NBA Lockout / Day 142

A look at the NBA lockout through Wednesday:

* Games lost Wednesday: 7.

* Total games missed: 115.

* Negotiations: The sides will hold a formal bargaining session Friday.

* Today’s best canceled game: Chicago at Houston. These teams that have won the NBA’s last eight titles (Bulls ‘91, ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98; Rockets ‘94, ‘95). Would Michael Jordan have been with the Bulls? Would Charles Barkley have been back with Houston?